Zorba (dog)

Aicama Zorba of La-Susa

Species	Canis lupus familiaris
Breed	Old English Mastiff
Sex	Male
Born	26 September 1981
Died	Unknown
Title	World's Heaviest Dog World's Longest Dog
Owner	Chris Eraclidas
Parents	Stablemate's Bruno of Kisumu (sire) Gildasan Valintine Daisy Of Aicama (dam)
Weight	314.5 pounds (142.7 kg) in 1987 343 pounds (155.6 kg) in 1989
Height	37 inches (94 cm) in 1989

Aicama Zorba of La-Susa or Zorba (26 September 1981 - Unknown ) was a male Old English Mastiff who was recognized by Guinness World Records as the heaviest and longest dog in the world.

Life

Zorba was bred by Mrs I Prosser on 26 September 1981. His sire was Stablemate's Bruno of Kisumu and dam Gildasan Valintine Daisy Of Aicama.^[1] He was owned by Chris Eraclidas of London, England.

World records

Zorba initially set the record of heaviest dog in September 1987 at 314.5 pounds (142.7 kg). ^[2]

In November 1989 Zorba was recorded as weighing 343 pounds (155.6 kg). Zorba stood 37 inches (94 cm) at the shoulder and was 8 feet 3 inches (251 cm) from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail.^[3][4][5][6]

See also

• Giant dog breed

References

1. "Cruft's Dog Show 1987 Working" (PDF). Kennel Club. p. 255. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
2. Donald McFarlan (1 December 1988). Guinness Book of World Records, 1989. Sterling. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-8069-0276-0. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
3. Mark C. Young (1 October 1994). The Guinness Book of Records 1995. Facts on File. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-8160-2646-3. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
4. Sandra Choron; Sandra Choron Harry Choron (1 November 2005). Planet Dog: A Doglopedia. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-618-51752-7. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
5. Nancy Furstinger (1 September 2005). Mastiffs. ABDO. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-59679-273-9. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
6. Laurie Bogart Morrow (9 October 2012). The Giant Book of Dog Names. Simon and Schuster. p. 423. ISBN 978-1-4516-6690-8. Retrieved 14 November 2012.